Acts 14:18

The Visit to Lystra and Derbe

17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”18Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

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Berean Standard Bible
Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
American Standard Version (1901)
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.
Bible in Basic English
And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Now there came thither certain Jews from Antioch, and Iconium: and persuading the multitude, and stoning Paul, drew him out of the city, thinking him to be dead.
Free Bible Version
With these words they barely managed to stop the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.
Geneva Bible 1599
And speaking these things, scarce appeased they the multitude, that they had not sacrificed vnto them.
King James (Authorized) Version
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
Plain English Version
Paul and Barnabas kept on talking to the people like that. The people still wanted to kill the bulls for them, but in the end, they listened to Paul and Barnabas, and they didn’t kill those bulls.
Translation for Translators
The people heard what Paul said, but they still thought that they should sacrifice those bulls to worship Paul and Barnabas. But finally, the people decided not to do it.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas barely kept the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
Noah Webster Bible
And with these sayings they scarce restrained the people from doing sacrifice to them.
World English Bible
Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
Young's Literal Translation
and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.